Do you know a book-lover who would love to wear their favorite book? You read that right. Litographing is taking literature and graphically representing it via words (excerpts from the book) and illustrations.

Price: $34

Scrivener

For the aspiring writer in your life, get them this cutting-edge writing software. Help them turn their dreams into reality.

For Mac users, check it out here. For Windows users, you can find it here.

The Buddha Board is a great buy for any artist in your life. If you know someone who enjoys watercolor painting but can’t take all of his or her tools on the go, try the Buddha Board. All you need is a bit of water and the included bamboo brush. Paint away on the surface to practice brush strokes then wipe it away with a paper towel. No mess, no fuss, just creation.

Price: $34.99

For Parents Who Want to Connect

Check out the Personalized Children’s Book. The perfect gift to inspire awe into your child’s mind. Have them gasping in wonder at how the heck this real book has their real name and details included in it. The magic of Christmas doesn’t have to be just about unwrapping presents, but in sharing a belief in something greater, even if you’re the one who designs it. It’s a simple process: pick out a book, enter some details about the child in question, pay a little cash ($25 to $30), and get the personalized book within a week. The love of reading can never be a bad gift. Go get ’em, little tike and toddle all the live long day.

Make it easier to read more

It’s no accident that successful people read more books. The Kindle is now on its 8th generation, and better than ever. No glare, read outside, and no distracting apps.

Price: $59.99

A better, safer wallet

The Ridge Wallet Polycarbonate Green is our favorite. Never worry about your wallet blending into a couch. This wallet sticks out, and best of all blocks any RFID attempts to get your credit card information.

Price: $45

Make any home more beautiful looking (and smelling)

Visiting friends this Holiday or looking for something to bring some Holiday Cheer to your house?

Since moving to Cali, camping has become our new favorite weekend activity. Laying under the redwoods, campfires, smores, what more can you ask for? We bought this relatively inexpensive 4-person tent to take on our adventures, and although I’m not sure it will fit 4 people comfortably, it definitely can fit at least 2 people + a Toasty!

We’re big fans of GUNNAR over at The Mission. Their team is awesome, and we’ve even published a story about all the problems presented by digital eye strain and how to protect your peepers! Gunnar is still offering fans of The Mission 20% off all gear when you use the code, “MISSION17” at check out. Staring at digital devices all day will destroy your eyesight. If you’re like us and work behind the faint blue glow of laptops, computers, and phones, we strongly recommend buying or gifting some Gunnars this Holiday season.

Before buying a more expensive drone such as the DJIs, having a mini “play” drone to learn from can be a game changer. And if it crashes, it’s wayyy less stressful than seeing a new $1K drone tumble to the ground.

Extra batteries are key when taking your drone on all the fun adventures that await. Battery life is still something that needs some improvement, however having one charging hub that can charge multiple batteries is a life saver.

We’ve been following the team behind this startup for years and boy have they created some cool tech. What started as an iPhone-controlled little ball that you can play with in your home or on the sidewalk has grown into an army of robots. With the release of the new Star Wars movie, they partnered with Disney to make a BB8, then R2D2 and even went into the land of Pixar with Lightning McQueen of Cars fame. Playing with your dog with one of these is the most fun you’ll have all weekend. Sphero now offers dozens of different robotic toys that range in price from $49 to a few hundred dollars.

If you’re tired of broken, tangled chords, your problems have been solved. FuseChicken had us at FuseChicken, and once we got past the name we discovered an incredible product. They’re literally the toughest cables on earth. FuseChicken cables now stretch out across The Mission’s office. Plus, they have travel cables and docking stations for iPhone, Android, Macbook and MicroUSB.

How much can you get for the price of a t-shirt? How about giving the gift of no longer paying for an expensive cable TV subscription, cutting the cord, and going straight streamin, brah. The Google Chromecast fits the bill perfectly at $35. It plugs into the HDMI port in the back of your TV and the power outlet in your wall. After a short WiFi connection setup process, you’re off to the races for Netflix, HBO, YouTube, ESPN, and of course the Google Play store for new movies. Citing over 200,000 TV shows and movies and another 30 million songs, with Chromecast there’s always something on.

Yoga is one of those great ways to stay in shape for both your mind and your spirit. The right studio, mixed with the right teacher can really make a difference in your practice. And if carrying a mat to the studio is a bit of a pain for you or your gift recipient, may we recommend one that folds up to fit in tight spaces and only weighs two pounds. This Manduka mat is great for travel and even daily use.

Your phone shouldn’t be the last thing you look at before you go to bed or the first thing you look at when you wake up. Get an alarm clock and keep that thing out of the bedroom. We recommend the Sunrise Alarm Clock. Fall asleep to rain, ocean waves, or your choice of ambient noise, and wake up by a gentle, sunlight-like glow.

Your teeth are an important part of your health, not just from an image perspective, but also because it’s one of the places where infection can spread rapidly. It’s a damp, open space into your body. So take care of your teeth. May we recommend the Quip brush, designed to fit any mouth.

For the pet lover in us all, the process is really quite simple. Take a snapshot of the pup, upload the photo to the website and work with an illustrator / artist to make your own graphic. Then they print it on a t-shirt and send it your way. If you’re sly enough, you might be able to get a pic of the pup while the owner isn’t looking or just ask them for one of their favorite photos of their dog because you miss him or her.

We’ve all got plenty of photos collecting dust inside our smart phone camera rolls. Give the gift of a memory by taking one of those photos and having it printed on canvas, then wrapped around a frame. You can hang it straight on the wall or lean it against the back of a bookshelf. From $70 to $175 depending on size, you can personalize it to your heart’s content. Meeemmmoorrrrieeeees, like the cooorrrrnnerrrrr of my miiiiiind. (Comes standard without the horrible singing).

Having a chair that lets you elevate your legs above the level of your heart promotes circulation and reduces the stress on your vertebrae. Almost all of the writing at The Mission takes place in Zero Gravity chairs (or standing desks). Check one out for better sitting health, if there is such a thing!